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Word Masters-One
Word Masters - Blackmon
| Vocabulary Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Insurgency | rebellion within a group, as by members against leaders |
| Insurgency | an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict |
| Sequester | to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude; to remove or separate |
| Sequester | to remove (property) temporarily from the possession of the owner; seize and hold, as the property and income of a debtor, until legal claims are satisfied |
| Mimetic | Using imitative means of representation; Apt to imitate |
| Stateliness | majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance |
| Stateliness | Dignified and impressive, as in size or proportions |
| Vaunt | (v)Dignified and impressive, as in size or proportions; (n)a boastful action or utterance |
| Discordant | being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous |
| Discordant | disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh |
| Conscript | to compel into service; to draft for military or naval service |
| Oscillate | to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does |
| Oscillate | to vary or vacillate between differing beliefs, opinions, conditions, |
| Sinuous | having many curves, bends, or turns; winding |
| Sinuous | indirect; devious |
| Denizen | an inhabitant; resident |
| Denizen | anything adapted to a new place, condition, etc., as an animal or plant not indigenous to a place but successfully naturalized |
| Prevaricate | to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie. |
| Orotund | (of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic |
| Orotund | (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness. |
| Emir | a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries; a title of honor of the descendants of Muhammad. |
| Induce | to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind; to bring about, produce, or cause |
| Induce | to assert or establish (a proposition about a class of phenomena) on the basis of observations on a number of particular facts; To infer by inductive reasoning. |
| Felicitous | well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate |
| Coercion | use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance; the act of compelling by force of authority |
| Excoriate | to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally |
| Excoriate | to strip off or remove the skin from |
| Mercurial | changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic |
| Mercurial | animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted. |
| Braggadocio | empty boasting; bragginga boasting person; braggart. |
| Pilfer | to steal, esp. in small quantities |
| Volatile | evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor |
| Volatile | tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive |
| Volatile | changeable; mercurial; flighty; fleeting; transient |
| Rostrum | any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking; a pulpit |
| Rostrum | a beaklike projection from the prow of a ship, esp. one on an ancient warship for ramming an enemy ship; beak; ram |
| Rostrum | Biology A beaklike or snoutlike projection |
| Expiate | to atone for; make amends or reparation for |
| Mendacious | telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful |
| Deviation | departure from a standard or norm |
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